Today in Black America: Bishop Stephen G. Spottswood of the African American Episcopal Zion Church, a fierce civil rights advocate, was born in 1897 in Boston.
The New York Times
National
New Defections Signal End for Health Bill
G.O.P. Relearns Lesson: Benefits Are Hard to Take Back
EDITORIAL: Obstructionists Are Obstructing Themselves
Brooks: Getting Radical About Inequality
A Battle Begins as Republicans Look to Pass a Budget
Ex-Officer Indicted in Killing of Black Teenager in Texas
After Grisly Killings in Pennsylvania, a Quick Deal to Spare Execution
Family Asks: Why Did Minneapolis Police Kill Australian 911 Caller?
Defendants Can’t Be Jailed Solely Because of Inability to Post Bail, Judge Says
Bathroom Bill Tests Clout of Rare Moderate in Increasingly Conservative Texas
Local
De Blasio Keeps Fund-Raising Lead, but a Republican Makes Some Gains
Man Who Pushed Passenger to His Death on Subway Tracks Is Acquitted
Subway Track Fire Sends 9 to Hospital and Snarls Morning Commute
A Daytime Dance Party That Celebrates Black Diversity
Philly.com
A contraband phone and Instagram helped former inmate, Wallo267, build his community
Pa. Senate back in Capitol - but no budget deal yet
Interim DA candidate Abraham fires back at NAACP head
Beverage industry appeals to Pa. Supreme Court
The Star-Ledger
Funeral set for slain 11-year-old Keansburg girl Abbie Smith
Trump dumped Christie after cussing him out over this on election night, book claims
Christie reigns as least-popular governor in U.S. in latest poll
Towns where property taxes hurt the most in each of N.J.'s 21 counties
No-show NJ Transit engineers force rush hour train cancellations
The Detroit Free Press
Detroit Economic Club told that 1967 issues aren't resolved yet even now
Group seeks Michigan ballot proposal to end gerrymandering
Problem cops: Free Press investigation sparks discussion
Detroit Land Bank appoints new director
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Easing of Ohio high school graduation rules is now law - but questions remain
Greater Cleveland preparing to seek "Common Ground" on July 30
'Enormous' slate of candidates for city council: Ohio Politics Roundup
2 Miami University student workers among 3 accused of rape, reports say
The Chicago Tribune
Racist emails show Chicago official joked about 'safari' tour to see violence in black neighborhoods
Rauner 'body man' fired after racially insensitive, homophobic tweets surface
Cook County property tax system helped wealthy homeowners at others’ expense
Berrios forced to play defense as county property valuations scrutinized
4 killed, 9 hurt in city shootings
The Los Angeles Times
California Legislature extends state's cap-and-trade program in rare bipartisan effort to address climate change
Former USC medical school dean no longer seeing patients; Pasadena police discipline officer
4 LAPD gang officers injured after patrol cars collide in South L.A. parking lot
The Washington Post
President predicts party will let ACA markets fail, then rewrite law
McConnell’s new last-gasp effort to repeal Obamacare appears certain to fail
Analysis: Why is McConnell still calling for a health-care vote?
House GOP budget plan ties major spending cuts to tax rewrite
Kushner had to update his disclosure of foreign contacts three times. Does that put him in legal jeopardy?
The Fix: 6 defenses of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russia meeting — each less credible than the last
After Minneapolis officer in police shooting is named, Somali community braces for backlash
It’s past time for South Carolina to provide adequate schools for all
Some D.C. high schools are reporting only a fraction of suspensions
Steven Mnuchin, Trump’s treasury secretary, is hurtling toward his first fiasco
Transgender candidate far outpaces incumbent Va. delegate in fundraising, reports show
Baltimore prosecutor reaches out to youths amid violence
Isiah Leggett’s signature plan for Shady Grove is less lucrative than promised
USA Today
Australian woman's death at hands of police called homicide
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